i mean that's -- >> if harry reid is a dictator how come nothing ever passes the senate? it's not because he's -- -- you could say john boehner's a dictator, too. >> harry reid does not allow amendments. he does not respect the rights of the minority. it's a real problem. so you know, the people elected me. they really don't have a voice in the united states senate, because you know, harry reid fills up the tree, i know it's a technical legislative term but we do not have an open process. what we should have done as soon as the house passed the full extension of all tax rates back last summer, harry reid should have brought that to the floor of the senate, we should have had an open debate, open amendments, we should have made legislators vote on things. take a position on things. actually involve the 100 elected officials in this process. instead, we're here at the end of the year, a couple of elected officials with their unelected staffs are doing these deals behind closed doors. i don't know what's happening behind there. am i all of a sudden going to get a product som